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Cyber Monday

The Absolute Best Cyber Monday Deals

These are the top discounts we’ve found across the web. Whether you want an iPad or a Nintendo Switch, there’s something for everyone.
Morning After

Sam Altman’s Second Coming Sparks New Fears of the AI Apocalypse

Five days of chaos at OpenAI revealed weaknesses in the company’s self-governance. That worries people who believe AI poses an existential risk and proponents of AI regulation.

Editors’ Picks

Brain Damages

US Lawmakers Ask SEC to Launch Fraud Investigation Into Elon Musk

A letter members of Congress sent to the SEC claims that Musk misled Neuralink investors in a post on X about the fate of monkeys used to test a brain-chip interface.
The Big Interview

Twitter’s Former Head of Trust and Safety Finally Breaks Her Silence

From Israel vs. Hamas threats to Donald Trump’s “wild” posts, Del Harvey helped make the platform’s hardest content moderation calls for 13 years. Then she left in 2021 … and disappeared.
DeFi All Odds

Satoshi Is Black

Women in Science

Dr. Jessie Christiansen Wants to Help You Discover the Next Exoplanet

As project scientist on NASA’s Exoplanet Archive, Dr. Christiansen is a huge advocate for citizen science—and making sure anyone can be a planet hunter.
WIRED30

Join Us for LiveWIRED

On December 5, we’re celebrating WIRED’s 30th anniversary by bringing together the people who have shaped the world we live in, and who are pioneering the tech that will define the next 30 years.
Fatal Attraction

An IM Infatuation Turned to Romance. Then the Truth Came Out

He was a balding, middle-aged father of two posing as a strapping young marine. She was, 17, blond and looking for love online. Their digital deception was flirtatious—and fatal.